Foster to make formal announcement for 107th

April 26, 2010

Frank Foster will formally announce his candidacy for the 107th House district as a Republican today, Monday, during several stops in Northern Michigan. The seat held by term-limited state Rep. Gary McDowell, D-Rudyard, includes Emmet, Mackinac and Chippewa counties.

Foster, of Pellston, is a business manager for his family-owned construction company in Petoskey.

“I’m not a politician; I'm the business manager for my family’s construction company," Foster said in a statement. "I don’t believe that the solutions for this state are complicated. If our state could provide the same quality of service and leadership as every successful small business in my district, we’d be in much better shape.”

In announcing his run for the Michigan House, Foster emphasized the importance of prioritizing job creation and business growth, while criticizing the partisan divide in Lansing which Foster sees as a roadblock preventing progress for Michigan's citizens.